Lowered Flags at YFD Stations on Sunday
Date:
10/01/2009Summary:
The American flag is lowered in tribute on only a few days each year. One of these days is the observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.Contact:
The American flag is lowered in tribute on only a few days each year. One of these days is the observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Flags at all six Yuma Fire Department stations will be lowered for the day on Sunday, October 4, 2008.
On October 16, 2001, President Bush approved legislation requiring the American flag to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters. This action is required to occur annually in conjunction with observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
In addition, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration have announced that the 28th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend will be held October 3-4, 2009. A plaque with the names of 103 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2008 will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, located in Emmitsburg, MD on the National Fire Academy campus.
The names of 19 firefighters who died in previous years will also be added. The plaques surrounding the Memorial, which was established in 1981, will contain the names of more than 3,300 firefighters.
